{"id":12241,"date":"2015-03-24T15:20:47","date_gmt":"2015-03-24T15:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=12241"},"modified":"2015-03-24T15:22:01","modified_gmt":"2015-03-24T15:22:01","slug":"solar-eclipse-captured-by-multiple-raspberry-pis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=12241","title":{"rendered":"Solar eclipse captured by multiple Raspberry Pis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Pi really came into it&#8217;s own as a piece of scientific equipment last Friday during the solar eclipse. Multiple people set up webcams to capture the\u00a0event, perhaps the best one was at the National STEM Centre in York&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/CAiAtk_XIAAAmhU.jpg?resize=560%2C418&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"418\" \/><\/p>\n<p>which also had the benefit of using one of the Raspberry Pi Foundation&#8217;s prototype weather stations (the graphs in the picture above).<\/p>\n<p>Of course the big news was that our favourite little computer made it&#8217;s way onto the BBC Stargazing programme with Dave Akerman&#8217;s balloon flight. Here&#8217;s a\u00a0video of the launch:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xlhSdF5dvIs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>You can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.raspberrypi.org\/pis-eye-view-eclipse\/\" target=\"_blank\">see more about the launch, including a snippet from\u00a0BBC Stargazing, over at the Foundation&#8217;s blog<\/a>\u00a0which Helen Lynn did a great job at putting together.<\/p>\n<p>Really wish I&#8217;d set up a timelapse. 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